(August 22, 2013 at 3:13 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: Maybe it has something to do with fat being less dense than muscle, and BMI doesn't account for that at all. It doesn't help that BMI is a poor measure of obesity to begin with.
Indeed. When I was in my mid 20s, after completing my military commitment, I was 6'0", and 220lbs, overweight on every chart in existence. Despite that, I had little excess body fat, and the was in the best shape of my life.